Art & Magic : Curating the Western Art Witch Movement / by Kathryn Turley-Sonne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turley-Sonne, Kathryn.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Arts, creativities, and learning environments in global perspectives ; v.11.

Arts, Creativities, and Learning Environments in Global Perspectives Series ; v.11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witches in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.).

Other Title:

Art and Magic

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : BRILL, [2024]

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series Editor's Foreword

Acknowledgements

Figures

Introduction: Witchy Context and Framing

1 Framing and Positionality

References

1. Genealogy of the Witch Image

Alice Kyteler and Petronilla De Meath

1 Early Artists of the Occult

2 Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite

3 Surrealist and Modern

4 Past Influencing the Present: Contributions to the Conversation

2. The Body of the Witch

"Lilith" (Original Title) "Body's Beauty" (Current Title)

1 Theoretical Framework: Feminism

2 Gender Identity

3 Somaesthetics

4 The Body of the Witch: Dürer through the 20th Century

3. Modern and Contemporary Art Witches

Anna Göldi 1730-1782

1 Analysis of Contemporary Artists

1.1 Questions

1.2 Great Britain

1.3 Northern California

1.4 Southern California

1.5 Arizona

1.6 Maryland

2 Data

2.1 Emerging Themes (Figure 30)

2.2 Identifying as a Witch (Figure 31)

4. Case Study: Hilma's Ghost

Dion Fortune 1890-1946

1 Context

2 Procedures

2.1 Questions

2.2 Reporting

2.3 Artists

2.4 Collective

3 Abstract Futures Tarot

The Armory Show, Javits Center, New York City 2021

4 Cosmic Geometries

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York City, January-February 2022

5 Chromagick

Carrie Secrist Gallery Chicago, EXPO Chicago, April 2022

6 Radical Spirits: Tarot, Automatism, and Feminist Histories, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut, June-November 2022

7 Rituals for Grieving, Parallax Art Center, Portland, Oregon, October 2022

8 Questions

8.1 Please Share an Overview of the Trajectory/ Vision of Your Work

8.2 What Specifically Inspired Your Incorporation of Witches/Occult into Your Work? In Particular, Did You Draw from Any Historic Artists?

8.3 How Does Social Justice Inform Your Art?

8.4 How Do Identity Issues Contribute or Not Contribute to Your Style and Topic Choices?

8.5 Do You Identify as a Practicing Witch/Pagan, and If So, How Does That Show up in Your Artwork?

9 Future

5. Museums and Memorials

Isabel Gowdie: Queen of the Coven (1662 +-)

1 Museums

1.1 The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, Cleveland, Ohio, January 2020

1.2 Salem Museums, Salem, Massachusetts, March 18-20, 2022

1.3 The Icelandic Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft, Hólmavik, Strandir, Iceland, May 19, 2022

1.4 Il Giardino Dei Tarocchi, Capalbio, Italia, May 2022

1.5 Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, England June 2022

2 Memorials

2.1 Salem, Massachusetts, January 2022

2.2 Steilneset Memorial, Vardo, Norway, May 2022

2.3 Inverness/Highlands/Edinburgh, Scotland Memorials June 2022

6. Magical Activism and the Art Witch Movement

Amanda Yates Garcia

Conclusion: Taking Flight

References

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 01, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Turley-Sonne, Kathryn Art and Magic

ISBN:

9789004691162

9004691162

Publisher Number:

40032601173

Access Restriction:

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